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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1880
Page
4
Political notice endorses E E Parmenter for State Attorney and a Democratic Sheriff candidate. Attacks Democratic traditions as a menace to progress, praising the Republican side and urging favorable consideration by voters.
In McLean county Illinois a group of Forty-One old line Democrats publicly endorse Garfield and Arthur in a notable cross party stance. The dispatches report continued political tension with party lines and fiscal concerns tied to national debt.
A historic note claims Bangor hosts 200 to 300 places selling intoxicating liquors openly, compared to Boston and New York. The observation suggests an average of one rum shop for every three residents, stirring concerns about public order and social norms.
Fragmentary notes describe Waasdle Hampton at Staunton endorsing himself as Spethner in Charst, dated July 25, 186s. The text hints at devotion to a lost cause and a rejection to admit the cause failed and the guiding principles were wrong.
Early estimates of the miners trapped near Durham ranged from uncertain to 180 as rescuers battle closed passages. The report notes the disaster’s grim ambiguity and the challenge of locating survivors amid blocked exits and rising fear.
A fragmented report notes tensions over wages for Pullman porters and their calls for better compensation. The piece highlights employer resistance and worker frustration about earnings and benefits.
The piece proclaims Farnham elected governor by at least 26,000 with large Republican gains and a largely Republican House, while noting Maine results to come and urging resilience. It contrasts this political climate with a devastating forest fire near Quebec and widespread displacement. It laments threats to Republicans and calls for stronger protection of American citizens abroad.
After the steamer City of Vera Cruz sank in the gulf last Sunday, dozens are missing and a cargo of valuables washed ashore. Pirates along Florida’s coast allegedly plundered bodies and clothing as beachgoers sopped up the spectacle, turning disaster into a carnival of theft from St Augustine to Astaste Island.
The passage argues for James A. Garfield over Hancock, praising Garfield as born of the people with kinship to common humanity and dismissing Hancock as an aloof aristocrat. It presents Garfield as a democratic yet statesmanlike figure and Hancock as an elite nabob.
An advertisement touts Prof Gruilinettes French Liver Pads as a guaranteed cure for fever and ague dyspepsia jaundice liver and stomach disorders. It urges readers to mail $1.50 to the French Pad Co Toledo Ohio if their druggist does not stock the product and warns to beware of counterfeits.
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